Aim. This study examined whether temperament characteristics differ among basketball coaches according to coaching performance level and gender. Material and method. A total of 54 basketball coaches participated in the study, including 28 medal-winning coaches at National Championships (9 at U14 level and below; 19 at U16 and senior level) and 26 coaches without medals. The sample also included 24 female and 30 male coaches. Temperament was assessed using a 21-item online questionnaire based on the Heymans’ Cube model. Results. Data were analyzed using the Kruskal-Wallis test and independent samples t-test. No statistically significant differences were identified between coaching performance groups regarding emotionality, non-emotionality, activity, non-activity, or primary-secondary functioning (p > .05). However, descriptive trends suggested that coaches with higher competitive achievements tended to show lower emotionality, higher activity, and slightly stronger secondary tendencies, reflecting a potentially more reflective and action-oriented temperament profile. Significant gender differences were found for emotionality and non-emotionality. Female coaches scored significantly higher in emotionality (p < .001), indicating greater emotional responsiveness, whereas male coaches scored significantly higher in non-emotionality. No statistically significant gender differences were found for activity, non-activity, or primary-secondary functioning, although male coaches showed slightly higher descriptive activity scores. Conclusions. These findings suggest that gender may represent a more relevant differentiating factor than coaching performance regarding temperament characteristics, particularly emotional responsiveness, with potential implications for coaching behavior, emotional regulation, and decision-making in competitive sport contexts.
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Predoiu et al. (2026) studied this question.